Unimog Hire SW

[combined tree services]

to be honest it is totally dependent on where you want to take your business , i own a k plate mog that i have spent almost 15k on in the last two years (excluding tyres and servicing) i need to be able to rely on it as thee is work booked in for that machine 5/6 days a week every week , if it breaks down i need to be prepared to throw any amount o money at it to ensure that its back working asap ! - this in its self is hard enough with an experienced mog fitter with all the kit needed and more . A new mog is computerized and is not anywhere near as easy to work on unless your a dealer , recently i spoke to a fitter who has a 5000 series on his fleet that carried an insulated boomed mewp , the driver was dropping Tyre pressure before selecting a low gear to get through a gateway into a field when the air pressure dropped and spat out a gear . That mog was off of the road 4 almost 5 weeks while the dealer worked through the problem , im not totally sure if the fitter was right but he claimed that the gearbox has no less than 3 computers working it (this may include splitter box, transfer box etcetc) this cost the firm 15k in lost works and several thousand getting the problem sorted .

 

you can see that both can cost you a serious amount of money to keep on the road and unless you have guaranteed work for it from day one i would be really careful before investing 5060 k on a second hand mog,chipper and timber trailer or upward of 100k if you wanna go brand new .

 

I really dont want to put you off at all but i would not wanna lie to you and tell you how great it is to own a mog etc

[combined tree services]

to be honest it is totally dependent on where you want to take your business , i own a k plate mog that i have spent almost 15k on in the last two years (excluding tyres and servicing) i need to be able to rely on it as thee is work booked in for that machine 5/6 days a week every week , if it breaks down i need to be prepared to throw any amount o money at it to ensure that its back working asap ! - this in its self is hard enough with an experienced mog fitter with all the kit needed and more . A new mog is computerized and is not anywhere near as easy to work on unless your a dealer , recently i spoke to a fitter who has a 5000 series on his fleet that carried an insulated boomed mewp , the driver was dropping Tyre pressure before selecting a low gear to get through a gateway into a field when the air pressure dropped and spat out a gear . That mog was off of the road 4 almost 5 weeks while the dealer worked through the problem , im not totally sure if the fitter was right but he claimed that the gearbox has no less than 3 computers working it (this may include splitter box, transfer box etcetc) this cost the firm 15k in lost works and several thousand getting the problem sorted .

 

you can see that both can cost you a serious amount of money to keep on the road and unless you have guaranteed work for it from day one i would be really careful before investing 5060 k on a second hand mog,chipper and timber trailer or upward of 100k if you wanna go brand new .

 

I really dont want to put you off at all but i would not wanna lie to you and tell you how great it is to own a mog etc

[samarb]

The idea behind owning mog is turning 5 trips back to site into 1, having 2 vans and mog instead of 110 tipper, transit tipper and van, public image and expansion into small forestry works. I average 600 miles a week at the moment if I can even half that I'll be happy. I currently have use for tracked chipper and hope mog may be better answer. My current budget is 50k can go more but will mean a lot of extra borrowing so i need to show I can pay for it. One thing I don't want is unrealibility and 10k plus a year in maintence costs. I'm in a position where I can take the business forward in a big way but need to get it right from word go and because of my dithering on progression I am running a very small set up at the moment.

[samarb]

The idea behind owning mog is turning 5 trips back to site into 1, having 2 vans and mog instead of 110 tipper, transit tipper and van, public image and expansion into small forestry works. I average 600 miles a week at the moment if I can even half that I'll be happy. I currently have use for tracked chipper and hope mog may be better answer. My current budget is 50k can go more but will mean a lot of extra borrowing so i need to show I can pay for it. One thing I don't want is unrealibility and 10k plus a year in maintence costs. I'm in a position where I can take the business forward in a big way but need to get it right from word go and because of my dithering on progression I am running a very small set up at the moment.

[Tom D]

I doubt people would pay much for a mog and chipper, a mog with a good long reach crane on the other hand...... but then I can hire a 20ton metre hiab lorry for £40 an hour so there isnt a huge market there either. If you want a mog get one, they are cool.

 

Your local competitors arent going to want to put work your way, especially if you have a mog which gives them an inferiority complex..

[Tom D]

I doubt people would pay much for a mog and chipper, a mog with a good long reach crane on the other hand...... but then I can hire a 20ton metre hiab lorry for £40 an hour so there isnt a huge market there either. If you want a mog get one, they are cool.

 

Your local competitors arent going to want to put work your way, especially if you have a mog which gives them an inferiority complex..

[Stephen Blair]

Sam,you sound like you are in a good position financially and equipement wise.

So what you are doing in business works, if you have never owned or operated a Mog, no paperwork excercise will ever show you .

Just buy 1 and crack on, their awesome! Spend £20k on a u1200 with winch and chipper. Keep the rest of your money and crack on.

It's a steering wheel and pedals, keep it for your own jobs and integrate it with you current kit and see how it goes

[Stephen Blair]

Sam,you sound like you are in a good position financially and equipement wise.

So what you are doing in business works, if you have never owned or operated a Mog, no paperwork excercise will ever show you .

Just buy 1 and crack on, their awesome! Spend £20k on a u1200 with winch and chipper. Keep the rest of your money and crack on.

It's a steering wheel and pedals, keep it for your own jobs and integrate it with you current kit and see how it goes

[samarb]

Thanks Stephen, it's true that this year has been quite good to me but it comes with accute awareness that it could all end with a drop of the hat. I managed to have a chat with Alex from a.c.price at apf and plan to head up there in next few weeks. I did like look of U20 but did not get price. It's going to be be a funny year for me as I want to go bigger with out loosing the attention to detail or customer service. I personally feel mog will certainly bring in bigger contracts but don't want it sat there while we chuck grass clippings in the back. £20k sounds very cheap considering that's what it would cost for a new 110 or transit tipper arb spec. To Tom D I only really want to operate outside my normal zone and offer smaller companies the chance to run kit I dreamed of when starting up, but hire may be more hassle than it is worth.

[samarb]

Thanks Stephen, it's true that this year has been quite good to me but it comes with accute awareness that it could all end with a drop of the hat. I managed to have a chat with Alex from a.c.price at apf and plan to head up there in next few weeks. I did like look of U20 but did not get price. It's going to be be a funny year for me as I want to go bigger with out loosing the attention to detail or customer service. I personally feel mog will certainly bring in bigger contracts but don't want it sat there while we chuck grass clippings in the back. £20k sounds very cheap considering that's what it would cost for a new 110 or transit tipper arb spec. To Tom D I only really want to operate outside my normal zone and offer smaller companies the chance to run kit I dreamed of when starting up, but hire may be more hassle than it is worth.